Notes About Reiki
Reiki is an energy healing technique that promotes relaxation, reduces stress, provides balance and improves our body’s natural ability to heal itself. Reiki can be accessed and directed through the energetic pathways in the body of an attuned Reiki practitioner, then released through the hands using gentle touch and/or beaming into the body, mind and personal energy field of recipients.
Mikao Usui discovered and developed reiki in the early 1900s, deriving the term from the Japanese words rei, meaning “universal,” and ki, which refers to the vital life force energy that flows through all living things. Now, reiki is used all over the world, including in hospitals and hospices, to complement other forms of health treatments. Through peer-reviewed medical studies, it has been shown that Reiki engages the parasympathetic nervous system. This is also known as our “rest and digest” state, the opposite to our “fight/flight/freeze/fawn” stress response. It can have a noticeable positive impact on many conditions and areas of concern (mental, physical and emotional) without interfering with any other form of treatment or healing modality.
In-Home Reiki Sessions
Relax and re-balance in the comfort of your home while soaking in the soothing, healing Reiki energy. You are welcome (and encouraged) to move around and adjust your position at any point to make yourself more comfortable. You are in control of your own sessions with no expectations on my part. While receiving Reiki, you are welcome to listen to your own device, we can play some background music or guided meditations, we can talk about anything that’s coming up for you during session, we can go through some guided mindfulness exercises or you can even watch videos or catch up on work… whatever you would like. This is your session that you are encouraged to enjoy in whatever way feel right for you in the moment, knowing that you are welcome to change your mind as often as you need.
Remote Reiki Sessions
Our Remote Reiki Sessions are available in the comfort of your own home (or wherever you choose to log in from). Although human touch does have it’s own benefits, Reiki itself is equally effective whether delivered hands-on or remotely by a level 2 practitioner or Reiki Master. To get the most out of your Reiki session, we invite you to join us over Zoom where we can incorporate an element of mindfulness and relaxation. We understand though that life can be busy and we are just as happy to connect briefly at the start of the session and then continue sending Reiki while you move on to doing chores, completing work, having a nap, taking a nice relaxing bubble bath or flowing with wherever life takes you. Once we begin, it’s no longer a requirement for you to stay on the phone or Zoom call for the remainder of the session… whatever works for you is great, so long as what you are doing would still be safe if you were to suddenly become very relaxed or experience emotional processing. Remote Reiki Sessions can take place over Zoom, by telephone, or scheduled for a specific time to be sent without direct contact.
Mindful Moments: Guided Mindfulness Practices
Notes About Mindfulness
Mindfulness is the act of paying attention, on purpose, to the current moment. We begin by taking long, deep breaths and focusing on the sensation of our breath entering and leaving our body. We remain connected to our body, our senses and/or our environment using a variety of techniques and activities that can be restful or active. The purpose of Mindfulness is not to clear your mind of all distractions. It’s natural to get distracted. A lot. We don’t need to forcefully push away our thoughts, nor do we continue to allow ourselves to be absorbed in them. We notice when we lose our focus on the present, we acknowledge our thoughts and we gently and non-judgmentally bring ourselves back to the present moment, over and over and over again. Practicing mindfulness is like flexing a muscle that becomes stronger with use. By continuing to practice mindfulness, over time it can become easier and more comfortable to come back to the present moment and to remain in the present moment for longer. This can help us to get out of our heads and into the present moment so we can be more fully engaged and connected in those present moments of our lives that we want to fully experience and remember.
Guided Mindfulness Sessions:
Your guided mindfulness sessions can look and feel however you’d like. In our first sessions we can begin discussing and practicing numerous mindfulness exercises (chosen intuitively or by request) for brief moments as that mindfulness muscle grows. We can explore and discuss a variety of mindfulness exercises such as mindful movement, breathing exercises, musical meditations, grounding with the 5 senses, mindfulness of current thoughts, mindfulness of emotions, gratitude practices, observe & describe, creative exercises, playful exercises, emotional expression, positive affirmations, self validation and many more. We can skip, repeat, lengthen or adjust any exercise at any time. If you have another idea of what you might like to do or if you would like a longer or specific kind of mindfulness exercise, we can make that happen.
Learn about and be “attuned” to Reiki (connected to Reiki’s Source so you can access it for self-care) with a certified Reiki Master. We will discuss what Reiki is, its history, how it can be used and what to expect from a Reiki attunement. We will discuss and practice cleansing our personal energy fields, Reiki rituals, initiating Reiki for self-care, the various hand positions for self-healing and the importance of mindfulness and informed consent. This discussion can take place in-person or remotely over Zoom.
If you choose to proceed, we will meet in person to perform the Reiki Attunement ceremony. This usually only takes about 10-15 minutes. This can be completed right after our in-person discussion or can be booked separately.
* Please note that this is meant for self-healing and does not provide Reiki certification or instruction to be a Reiki practitioner.